Pure Michigan Travel - Casinos Highlights

My Pride is Showing

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:32:22 GMT

Last week a friend of mine from New York City came to visit, and I did my best to show her the wonder and splendor that is Michigan. We visited a casino (and drove past 3 others), rode past Ft. Custer, toured the restored capitol building, looked over Little Traverse Bay from Petosky, ate at Big Boy's, lived at the Alpenfest, visited Ft. Michilimackinac, photographed the Mighty Mac from the Lake Huron side, saw Grand Rapids twinkle in the night, went to the Michigan Historical museum, saw deer run across the road, and worshipped at a great church. Touring the Great Lake State in ths way renewed my zealous love for all that Michigan is. As you roll through the hills of northern I-75, it is reminicent of North Carolina. Viewing the marshy inland lakes, you can see a little Florida Everglades there. Atop just the right hill on M-32 you feel like you're in Tennessee. I'm pretty sure the idea for California's PCH came from the vistas of the UP's Hwy 2. And the Brooklyn Bridge has nothing on the majesty of the Mackinac Bridge. We're not as corny as Kansas, but we've got plenty of sugar. (Sugar beeets, that is.) A little bit country, a little bit Kid Rock & roll, a little Memphis and a whole lotta Motown; we got 4H and soul. If you're thinking about vacationing somewhere in America, make it Pure Michigan. Its a package deal of many places rolled into one.

The Winning Hand

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:37:17 GMT

Think blazing slots and table games, the hottest restaurants and sizzling nightlife--this super line-up of food, high stakes and glitz is sure to keep temperatures rising at Michigan's newest casino.

With the grand opening of FireKeepers Casino just a few weeks ago, things have gotten plenty hot around Battle Creek. How hot exactly? Think blazing slots and table games, the hottest restaurants, and sizzling nightlife. The casino showcases a 107,000 square foot of gaming floor featuring Las Vegas-style gaming with more than 2,680 slot machines, 78 table games, a 70-seat live Poker room and Bingo. FireKeepers also includes five distinctive restaurants, multiple lounges and entertainment venues. The stunning $300 million facility is located in south central Michigan, along Interstate 94 at Exit 104.

Michigan's casino offerings continue to expand with recent developments, property enhancements and added amenities. You'll find big deals and great packages at a number of casinos around the state, including the ones listed below:

Greektown Casino Hotel - Convenient to Detroit theaters and sports venues.

MGM Grand Detroit - Contemporary art fills the luxurious Detroit casino and hotel.

MotorCity Casino Hotel - Stainless steel, glass and brilliant lights reinforce the Motor City theme in Detroit.

Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel - Eco-friendly, reflecting pools and waterfalls, natural light and 50-foot ceiling, near Traverse City.

Feeling lucky? Then you'll want to try your hand at some of our other great casinos. Here's a partial list to get you started...

Bay Mills Resort & Casino, Brimley
Island Resort & Casino, Near Escanaba
Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
Kewadin Casinos, Upper Peninsula
Lac Vieux Desert Resort Casino & Golf Course, Watersmeet
Little River Casino Resort, Manistee
Odawa Casino Resort, Petoskey
Ojibwa Casino Resort, Baraga
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Mount Pleasant
Saganing Eagles Landing Casino, Standish

For a complete list of Michigan casinos, click here.

New Buffalo Michigan

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:31:14 GMT

My wife and I spent three days in New Buffalo, Michigan. We went to see the Four Winds Casino to compare it with the New MGM casino in Detroit. We found the Four Winds to be very beautiful. The food was great at the buffet. There is a lack of machines for the amount of guests that were there on Friday and Saturday nights. The diamond in the ruff that we found was the motel that we stayed at. We were not sure at first if we had made a good choice by picking Rodeway Inn at 18830 LaPorte Road. But when we got there we found that it had changed its name to SUPER INN. Then we really wondered. We checked in and found the manager a very friendly person and we were given a new room on the west side of the building to find a wonderfully clean and large room with a king size bed and a very large bathroom. Also included was a refrigerator and a microwave. Most of all the price was 1/2 of what the other two hotels in the immediate area cost. This motel was 1/2 mile from the entrance to Four Winds Casino and 1/4 mile from the exit of I-94. We went into New Buffalo and found a very nice town. We ate at Rosie's Cafe where the towns people were very friendly. We drove around town and found a very large Harbor area and a very nice Sand Dune beach. We went to church on Sunday at St. Marys at the Lake. What a beautiful church. The Choir was a treat to listen to. I recommend a weekend visit and say hi to the towns people.

Slot Magic

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:41:56 GMT

Soaring Eagle was one of our stops and we dropped a few coins but had a wonderful time, where are other casinos located in Michigan, as we plan to travel there in second week of June 08. Thanks, happy new Year......

Editor's Note: For other casinos in Michigan, go to: Michigan Casinos.

Good experiences

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:40:00 GMT

I'm happy to report my wife and I have travelled all over Michigan checking out the various casinos and have found them all affordable and fun with lots of caring faces and special smiling faces abound everywhere...We know they want and care about our business! Thank you Michigan!

Comming back after 10 years

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:23:19 GMT

I came back to MI after 10 years of being away. What a great time! I saw the Tigers play, was able to walk through Ford Field, went to all the casino's. Also enjoyed the Farmer's market, eating in Greek Town....and just sight seeing downtown. I was just amazed how inviting, and clean the city has become. It was just a all around great time. I'm already making plans to come back.